Prosecutors yesterday accused a cycling activist of being too emotional in the moments before a car driven by a former top police official collided with his bike. The cyclist's lawyer argued it was unusual to charge a rider struck from behind.
The arguments came as Cycling Alliance chairman Martin Turner faced cross-examination in Kwun Tong Court during the second day of his trial on a charge of careless cycling stemming from the August 31 incident in Central.
The car, driven by former senior assistant police commissioner Spencer Foo Tsun-kong, struck the bike on Queensway after Turner, 50, overtook Foo's car and crossed into his lane.
Foo maintains that Turner darted in front of his vehicle and that he struck the bike at a 50 to 60 degree angle. Turner says he was struck directly from behind as he attempted to accelerate.
'I certainly did not cut across his car,' Turner said. 'I was firmly in the lane.'
In closing arguments, Turner's lawyer, Timothy Parker, called Foo's description of the impact angle 'implausible' and said it was abnormal to charge the lead rider in a 'crash from behind'.
'It's unusual to say the least that the person in the front is to be prosecuted,' Parker said.